Even last year's slew of Gothic themed foods couldn't combat this pastel-coloured nightmare! Seriously, the unicorn trend seems to have seeped into every market out there - including food.

Whether you love it, or think it utterly pointless - the unicorn food trend is enduring - and will likely be around to brighten your Instagram feed for a while.

But if you've never heard of 'Unicorn Food' the key identifier is this: rainbow colours, or colours where they shouldn’t be. Got a bowl of purple noodles? They’re unicorn noodles now! How about a rainbow-coloured cheesecake?

You get the idea!

Here are some of the best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) examples of the unicorn food trend:

1) Unicorn Bagels

Remember - the key identifier here is rainbow colours.

So when you add different food colouring to bagel dough - the result can be quite impressive indeed!

2) Unicorn Spaghetti

Ever wondered what unicorn vomit might look like?

This less-than-appetising dish is offered by the world famous Unicorn Cafe in Bangkok. While it certainly is a cool gimmick, I hope it tastes better than it looks.

3) Unicorn Toast

Yep - it’s a thing. As far as I can see, it basically involves spreading toast with rainbow colours, maybe some edible flowers here and there - and taking a gorgeous picture from above, with the hashtag #UnicornToast

4) Unicorn Noodle Bowls

These actually look pretty cool! Plus, they seem like they’re pretty easy to make. You simply boil up some purple cabbage, and then add clear noodles to the water!

You could, of course, use food colouring instead - but the all-natural version seems much better.

5) Unicorn Pancakes

These gorgeous-looking pastel pancakes are still a strong trend among foodie Instagrammers.

Their popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by large retailers and mainstream brands - with supermarkets and home-ware stores now selling specialist unicorn pancake pans!

6) Unicorn Lattes

7) Unicorn Soup

by @Livlight_

Is it just me, or is there something slightly unnerving about blue food?

But whether you (or I) like it or not, unicorn soup appears to be a thing - with Instagrammers like @Livlight_ creating bowls of blue or sometimes purple goop, leaving us all scratching our heads wondering ‘what does blue food taste like??’

8) Unicorn Grilled Cheese

But this isn’t just a regular grilled cheese! In fact, the toastie the image above is flavoured with lavender, basil, tomato, and cheese. It seems that unicorn food has to taste weird as well as look weird!